[vsnet-grb 186124] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Sep 12 14:15:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    65.023d {+04h 20m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -54.925d {-54d 55' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 120.770d
SLEW_TIME:       51360.00 SOD {14:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16199 TJD;   273 DOY;   12/09/29
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 1566 
TGT_NUM:         45604,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       186.28d {+12h 25m 06s}   -2.71d {-02d 42' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        104.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.74d {+23h 54m 57s}   +4.06d {+04d 03' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        80.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.29,-43.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       32.13,-73.35 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 189.38,-3.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.